Cross-Sectional Association between Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cognitive Limitation in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | Zendy

Melinda C. Power | Zendy; Thomas F. Webster | Zendy; Andrea Baccarelli | Zendy; Marc G. Weisskopf | Zendy

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Cross-Sectional Association between Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cognitive Limitation in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Author(s) -

Melinda C. Power,

Thomas F. Webster,

Andrea Baccarelli,

Marc G. Weisskopf

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000342310

Subject(s) - perfluorooctanoic acid , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , odds ratio , confidence interval , cross sectional study , perfluorooctane , association (psychology) , cognition , environmental health , gerontology , psychiatry , pathology , population , psychology , environmental chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychotherapist , sulfonate , sodium

Our limited understanding of how polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) may impact on human health suggests the potential for a protective impact on brain health. This study was designed to explore the association between PFCs and cognitive ability in older adults.

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